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* [PATCH 1/2] asm-generic/export.h: make __ksymtab_* local symbols
@ 2019-10-18  4:31 Masahiro Yamada
  2019-10-18  4:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] asm-generic/export.h: remove unneeded __kcrctab_* symbols Masahiro Yamada
  2019-11-06 15:41 ` [PATCH 1/2] asm-generic/export.h: make __ksymtab_* local symbols Masahiro Yamada
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Masahiro Yamada @ 2019-10-18  4:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, Jessica Yu
  Cc: Nicholas Piggin, Al Viro, Masahiro Yamada, Arnd Bergmann, linux-arch

For EXPORT_SYMBOL from C files, <linux/export.h> defines __ksymtab_*
as local symbols.

For EXPORT_SYMBOL from assembly, in contrast, <asm-generic/export.h>
produces globally-visible __ksymtab_* symbols due to this .globl
directive.

I do not understand why this must be global.  It still works without
this .globl directive.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
---

 include/asm-generic/export.h | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/export.h b/include/asm-generic/export.h
index fa577978fbbd..80ef2dc0c8be 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/export.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/export.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  */
 .macro ___EXPORT_SYMBOL name,val,sec
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
-	.globl __ksymtab_\name
 	.section ___ksymtab\sec+\name,"a"
 	.balign KSYM_ALIGN
 __ksymtab_\name:
-- 
2.17.1


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* [PATCH 2/2] asm-generic/export.h: remove unneeded __kcrctab_* symbols
  2019-10-18  4:31 [PATCH 1/2] asm-generic/export.h: make __ksymtab_* local symbols Masahiro Yamada
@ 2019-10-18  4:31 ` Masahiro Yamada
  2019-11-06 15:41   ` Masahiro Yamada
  2019-11-06 15:41 ` [PATCH 1/2] asm-generic/export.h: make __ksymtab_* local symbols Masahiro Yamada
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Masahiro Yamada @ 2019-10-18  4:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, Jessica Yu
  Cc: Nicholas Piggin, Al Viro, Masahiro Yamada, Arnd Bergmann, linux-arch

EXPORT_SYMBOL from assembly code produces an unused symbol __kcrctab_*.

kcrctab is used as a section name (prefixed with three underscores),
but never used as a symbol.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
---

 include/asm-generic/export.h | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/export.h b/include/asm-generic/export.h
index 80ef2dc0c8be..a3983e2ce0fd 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/export.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/export.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ __kstrtab_\name:
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 	.section ___kcrctab\sec+\name,"a"
 	.balign KCRC_ALIGN
-__kcrctab_\name:
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_REL_CRCS)
 	.long __crc_\name - .
 #else
-- 
2.17.1


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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] asm-generic/export.h: make __ksymtab_* local symbols
  2019-10-18  4:31 [PATCH 1/2] asm-generic/export.h: make __ksymtab_* local symbols Masahiro Yamada
  2019-10-18  4:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] asm-generic/export.h: remove unneeded __kcrctab_* symbols Masahiro Yamada
@ 2019-11-06 15:41 ` Masahiro Yamada
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Masahiro Yamada @ 2019-11-06 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Linux Kernel Mailing List, Jessica Yu
  Cc: Nicholas Piggin, Al Viro, Arnd Bergmann, linux-arch

On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 2:03 PM Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@socionext.com> wrote:
>
> For EXPORT_SYMBOL from C files, <linux/export.h> defines __ksymtab_*
> as local symbols.
>
> For EXPORT_SYMBOL from assembly, in contrast, <asm-generic/export.h>
> produces globally-visible __ksymtab_* symbols due to this .globl
> directive.
>
> I do not understand why this must be global.  It still works without
> this .globl directive.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
> ---

I did not get objection, at least.

Applied to linux-kbuild.



>
>  include/asm-generic/export.h | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/export.h b/include/asm-generic/export.h
> index fa577978fbbd..80ef2dc0c8be 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/export.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/export.h
> @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
>   */
>  .macro ___EXPORT_SYMBOL name,val,sec
>  #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
> -       .globl __ksymtab_\name
>         .section ___ksymtab\sec+\name,"a"
>         .balign KSYM_ALIGN
>  __ksymtab_\name:
> --
> 2.17.1
>


-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada

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* Re: [PATCH 2/2] asm-generic/export.h: remove unneeded __kcrctab_* symbols
  2019-10-18  4:31 ` [PATCH 2/2] asm-generic/export.h: remove unneeded __kcrctab_* symbols Masahiro Yamada
@ 2019-11-06 15:41   ` Masahiro Yamada
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Masahiro Yamada @ 2019-11-06 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Linux Kernel Mailing List, Jessica Yu
  Cc: Nicholas Piggin, Al Viro, Arnd Bergmann, linux-arch

On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:56 PM Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@socionext.com> wrote:
>
> EXPORT_SYMBOL from assembly code produces an unused symbol __kcrctab_*.
>
> kcrctab is used as a section name (prefixed with three underscores),
> but never used as a symbol.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
> ---

Applied to linux-kbuild.

>
>  include/asm-generic/export.h | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/export.h b/include/asm-generic/export.h
> index 80ef2dc0c8be..a3983e2ce0fd 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/export.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/export.h
> @@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ __kstrtab_\name:
>  #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
>         .section ___kcrctab\sec+\name,"a"
>         .balign KCRC_ALIGN
> -__kcrctab_\name:
>  #if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_REL_CRCS)
>         .long __crc_\name - .
>  #else
> --
> 2.17.1
>


-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada

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